New York Academy is proud to announce that we have been named one of Times of India’s Best Emerging Schools in Hyderabad. The efforts of our staff, students, teachers, and parents all contributed to this recognition and we are so proud of all your hard…
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We Give Thanks
New York Academy would like to take this opportunity to wish our School Community and everyone a very special Thanksgiving. It is the time of year we reflect with gratitude for everything we have. And, it is a time to think and act upon what…
21st Century Technology and Education
New York Academy is committed to providing our students with 21st Century knowledge, understanding, and skill sets required to be successful in our rapidly changing technological world. What does this mean? What does learning look like that effectively integrates 21st Century technology? Most in the…
Professional Teacher Growth and Organizational IQ at NYA
The 7 Norms of Collaboration Professional organizations can measure and grow their effectiveness. They can develop their Organizational IQ (“OIQ”). New York Academy is planning a full day workshop to grow our OIQ, which ultimately will benefit our students. The workshop focuses on 7 Norms…
The Design Thinking Process
Engaging kids in projects to learn is a part of many school curriculums. But, like most everything, learning through projects continues to evolve; and, the evolution of late has been groundbreaking! It’s referred to as the Design Thinking Process. What is the Design Thinking Process?…
Professional Development through Curriculum Development
New York Academy has a progressive, American curriculum where students not only attain high levels of academic achievement, but also learn to learn. Our students are engaged in learning to apply knowledge in innovative, dynamic ways. Our curriculum is explicit and intentional at growing self-directed,…
Hit Refresh
I recently had the pleasure of reading Hit Refresh by Satya Nadella, Microsoft CEO. I recommend that you read it. Stand proud, India, one of your own has transformed the global tech giant. Nadella recognizes the coming Creative Age, which in great part will be…
Word Study vs. Spelling
I recently wrote a blog about New York Academy’s implementation of the Words Their Way program – a progressive, research-based Approach to Spelling. Rather than have students learn to memorize the spelling of words, we guide them to be thinking spellers. Memorization is not a…
A Caring Early Childhood Education
There is powerful research-evidence for the difference early childhood education can make in preparing children for success in school and in life. What our children experience from birth to 7 years of age is critically important for their success throughout life. At New York Academy,…
An Excellent Elementary Education in Hyderabad
An effective elementary education provides the foundations for success in the secondary years and college years of schooling. Children learn to be readers who make meaning, writers who tell stories and challenge ideas, conversationalists who build and shape understandings, and presenters who inform, educate, and…